The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-13
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Dora carmichael was an extremely pref
ty girl, whom 10 800 was to admire, ant
perhaps love. In moet men'a on,nio,a
Voman 1;d ~, ,oLn ,,oo,,al,, All. -,
,u oA Wv '. AU' Inv p''''se'' 'n.a view
Oh her mefits but then, as we all know
women are notoriously Jealous. Still
even a pretty Girl NAV be consider.d a,
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abusing n't pti'i.es's IL eue engages hef'
eel 10 more than TWO mon at once. Now
this was procisely what Miss Carmichael
had done, land was no. a little psrplexed
bv ,bo ,non,ooronca ~ no. r..haa.. NJ.
:. sue ',nse'uon.o '. net iAoaness. No'
only hau she, unknown TO and IN dlsobe.
dience Of her people, kept on her engage.
ment with Bertie Hasslrjc NJ the art,lla,v
h., ~ -. -. 80 = 80 80, 49,, !
ous " pieH'' iiei pa'eh's anu also hef
own amplaon, she mad consented month
or two since 10 accept Mr.. Lorimer, son
and heir IN did sjr Jamea J,r,msr Ana
80 IN ,-,.,- 4. y
no"' ~ c,o"n "ll' d iol'night ago, az the
MsIsdono ball, Lord Litcarrol had pro.
posed. and ahe had not been able TO re.
luse him. -
Concerning Captain Haaelrig, sho had
little anxiety, as no had gone to India on
being forbidden the house by MI. Csrmi.
chselI who considered tho handsome, i'm.
pecunious soldier by no means an elieible
match for his only daughter and heireas,
But he had taxed even her ingenuity TO
keep Mr.. Lorimer and Mr., LiscarroI 10.
noraut OF each others claims on her, Lor.
inner certainly did net suspect Inc exist.
encs Of rival, but Liscsrrol had more
than once resented the mir OF proprietor.
ship assumed by the former, and had
pressed Miss Carmichael to allow him at
once to apply 10 her father. This was
horribly perplexing. Mr. Carmichael was
wealthy, self.msde man, whose fortune
had sprung, IS he was only too fond oil
boasting, from the traditional four.penny.
bit. He proiessol u!tra.radicsl opinions.
but in his heart he was as fond OF q lord
as most people, and Dora well knew wonId
have been az delightful a. her LATEST con.
quest as che hereelf could have been,
Still, che folt convinced that his word
once pledged, be would not let her tbro.
over Charles Lorimer even for such a part
as Lord Liecarrol. So sho told her lover
doleiul atory OF stern parents, an nm.
=ympathizing nuitor and IN Oppressed
daughter, divided between duty aud dis.
likt to the match proposed. =. 81
"But ore you engaged to that cub, Lori.
mer ~ asked Liscarrol, impatientiy.
enc! Oh, no! certainly not engaged
out it is very possible 1 might have be-.
come so to please de4r papa had l no;
met with YOU" This said with the sweet.
est timidity and hsshful look, had the
full eifect intended. .rl,s ::3l7
"But now, Dora"
swell, now 1 mus. make the moor fellou
understand it is impossible-giya him bis
congo, in fact, 90 decidedly that. even
self satisfied as no ia, he eau make no mia.
take, and then coax papa as best I CAM :
Still Liscerroll insisted. -
"But, don't you see, Lord Llscarroll-
we'll, Arthur, then-that If YOU 90 TO pspa
directly have sent of Mr.. Lorimer, he
Sill suspect what has occurred and would
not hesitate to treat you the same way
For, do what I will, | cannot help his con
sidering me engaged to that horrid man. y
swell, when will you give Lorimer his
congo ~ ~ 49,
Tomorrow morning. Ho ia coming
about some botanical tickets, and l viii
speak to him then" 90 H.
"Very well, dearest; and I may look iu
10 hear the result, may / not ?p'5' l.;ll4 =
:; And 90 it WAS Hettled. Still, il must be
confessed the situation was troublesome
ono, and sitting in the library the mex
day, Dora thought over her plans rattle,
an3iously. Il : $500 + 3 52l
Mrs. Carmichael vss, or ianc;od herself
an Invalid, and rarely showed beior;
t1nch (and not always then, thoupl
ready enough for her social duties" lstel
in the day., 60 her daughter WIS OF full
liberty to arrange mattera as she pleased
Accordingly, ens told the butler that i
Mr. Lorimer called he wse ct oncs to b.
shown in to her in the library, and that i
Lord Lisea!-ol should call in the mean
time, ne was to be told she would b
soon disengsged, and be requested te
await her in the dIawinSroom. So ia,
60 good. Is
But ring at the door bell startled he,
from her reverie, and shs waited, expect
ing to AGO Lorimer ushered in. Insteat
Of that tho visitor was ushered up stairs
and the butler announced .ssCaptain Ha
,tlrig." The blow almost staggered her
hut pulling herself together, she went intt
the draHing.Toom, and next moment VIA
clsHped in Hsselris's arms. a fcw wordl
su1iced to explain his presence. The
death OF on old uncle. his god. father, bac
made him master OF . yather valuable
property, and on the strength Of tho i'm
provement in his position the young mar
md at once rushed back from India, Gut
10 he fondly hoped, successfully to plead
his suit. Whatever heart she ppsssssod
1t WIS little enough, belonged to Hazel
rig, and she had felt genuine sorrow wher
her father go entirely declined his propos
ais; for moment she wondered if, attel
all, Haselrie' love might not be worth .
sacrifice. OF Loriner she did not thint
for one second, but che did remember
Liscsrroll, and this dampened her ardor
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